1 Maccabees 1:44
Good News Translation
The king also sent messengers with a decree to Jerusalem and all the towns of Judea, ordering the people to follow customs that were foreign to the country.

New Revised Standard Version
And the king sent letters by messengers to Jerusalem and the towns of Judah; he directed them to follow customs strange to the land,

Contemporary English Version
Messengers from Antiochus brought letters, telling everyone in Jerusalem and in all the towns of Judea about this law. They said: You must obey the king's law and accept these new customs.

New American Bible
and abandon their particular customs. All the Gentiles conformed to the command of the king,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And all nations consented, according to the word of king Antiochus.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And all nations consented, according to the word of king Antiochus.

1 Maccabees 1:42
Her dishonour was increased according to her glory, and her excellency was turned into mourning.

1 Maccabees 1:43
And king Antiochus wrote to all his kingdom, that all the people should be one: and every one should leave his own law.

1 Maccabees 1:45
And many of Israel consented to his service, and they sacrificed to idols, and profaned the sabbath.

1 Maccabees 1:46
And the king sent letters by the hands of messengers to Jerusalem, and to all the cities of Juda; that they should follow the law of the nations of the earth.

Context
1 Maccabees 1
43And king Antiochus wrote to all his kingdom, that all the people should be one: and every one should leave his own law. 44And all nations consented, according to the word of king Antiochus. 45And many of Israel consented to his service, and they sacrificed to idols, and profaned the sabbath.…
Cross References
1 Maccabees 1:42
Her dishonour was increased according to her glory, and her excellency was turned into mourning.

1 Maccabees 1:43
And king Antiochus wrote to all his kingdom, that all the people should be one: and every one should leave his own law.

1 Maccabees 1:45
And many of Israel consented to his service, and they sacrificed to idols, and profaned the sabbath.

1 Maccabees 1:46
And the king sent letters by the hands of messengers to Jerusalem, and to all the cities of Juda; that they should follow the law of the nations of the earth.



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